News

Megan Meuser
September 8, 2026
Congratulations to Megan Meuser of the Xiong lab, who has been awarded a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...
September 8, 2026
A new study co-led by MB&B’s own Lilian Kabeche, PhD, with Claudio Alarcón, PhD (Pharmacology), reveals that METTL3—an enzyme best known for tagging RNA—doubles as...
Kexin Zhang, PhD
September 8, 2026
We are delighted to welcome Kexin Zhang as Assistant Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, who began September 1, 2026. Kexin earned her PhD working with Aaron...
September 1, 2026
A new platform out of Christian Schlieker’s lab is opening a fresh line of investigation into neurodevelopmental disorders. Schlieker, chair of MB&B, and postdoc...
August 26, 2026
Researchers in the Breaker Lab have reported the discovery of RNA ‘aptamers’ that bind lithium in mammals, providing new evidence that RNA molecules may play a previously...
July 16, 2026
A research team led by Mark Gerstein, PhD, Albert L Williams Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Professor of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, has developed...
Dr. Ronald Breaker
July 6, 2026
New $2.2 million grant will support the search for mammalian RNA sensors that could shed light on lithium biology and mental health. The laboratory of Dr. Ronald Breaker,...